About the job
gorh is hiring a Technical Director in Montréal, Qc. This position suits an experienced back-end developer who combines strong technical skills with a collaborative approach to leadership. The role centers on supporting project delivery, mentoring the development team, and ensuring the stability and quality of web solutions.
What you will do
- Guide the development team in building websites and applications using Craft CMS, WordPress, and Laravel.
- Introduce new practices and processes, including AI and automation, to streamline workflow.
- Participate in code reviews and help drive ongoing improvement in development methods.
- Analyze technical and functional requirements to design scalable, reliable solutions.
- Work closely with frontend teams to ensure smooth integration.
- Maintain project performance, security, and scalability.
- Contribute to project estimation, planning, and architectural decisions.
Team leadership
- Mentor developers and provide feedback through code reviews.
- Collaborate with the AI Director to integrate AI into projects.
- Support skill development within the team and share best practices.
- Take part in recruiting and evaluating technical team members.
- Help structure and improve development processes, including quality standards, CI/CD, and documentation.
- Act as a technical resource for internal teams across projects, sales, and product.
Operational stability
- Oversee technical aspects of critical projects and respond quickly to incidents.
- Participate in on-call rotation for urgent issues as needed.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production problems efficiently.
- Implement preventative measures such as monitoring, alerts, post-mortems, and ongoing improvements.
- Communicate clearly during critical situations, both internally and with clients.
